Vaccinium cespitosum Michaux

Vaccinium cespitosum Michaux is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2009.

Hybrid parent of

Vaccinium ×nubigenum Fernald.

Vernacular names

• airelle gazonnante Darbyshire et al., 2000

• dwarf bilberry FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• dwarf blueberry Harms, 2006
• dwarf huckleberry Vander Kloet, 1988
• dwarf whortleberry Vander Kloet, 1988

Synonyms

• Vaccinium arbuscula (A. Gray) Merriam FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• Vaccinium cespitosum Michaux var. cespitosum TROPICOS
• Vaccinium cespitosum var. arbuscula A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• Vaccinium cespitosum var. paludicola (Camp) Hultén FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• Vaccinium geminiflorum Kunth FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• Vaccinium nivictum Camp FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• Vaccinium paludicola Camp FNA Ed. Comm., 2009

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae
Subfamily	Vaccinioideae
Tribe	Vaccinieae
Genus	Vaccinium
Section	Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus
Species	Vaccinium cespitosum

Habit

Shrub